Portable toilet

Abstract

A self-contained portable toilet for a patient's room includes a movable cabinet having a base and a plurality of wheels on the base and a brake for moving and securing the cabinet to a selected location. The cabinet also includes a water tank, a toilet bowl having an opening in the bottom portion thereof disposed in the cabinet at a pre-selected height. An excrement drawer is provided below the opening in the toilet bowl and a conduit provides water from the tank for cleaning a patient and/or the bowl. The cabinet also includes water level indicators for indicating the amount of water in the tank and in the excrement drawer. The drawer also includes an opening for receiving waste and a spring biased element for closing the opening when the drawer is removed from the cabinet.

1. A portable toilet for a patient's room comprising:
 a cabinet made of reinforced fiberglass with a water resistant gel coating having a base and a set of wheels and brake on said base for moving said cabinet into and out of a patient's room and for securing said cabinet in a selected location, said cabinet having a rear portion with a generally rectangular cross-section and a substantially half oval-shaped forward portion and said forward portion including a pair of hand rails, said cabinet further having a water tank disposed on top of an upper rear portion of said rear portion of said cabinet, said water tank having an opening for filling said tank with water and means for heating the water in said water tank and a pump for increasing the pressure of the water to facilitate cleaning the toilet; 
 a toilet seat having a central opening, said toilet seat includes a hingedly connected lid, said toilet seat and said lid positioned on said oval-shaped forward portion of said cabinet at a pre-selected height, and a toilet bowl disposed within said cabinet, said toilet bowl including a thin non-porous ceramic or metal lining to avoid stains or discoloration and for ease of cleaning, and said toilet bowl having an opening in a bottom portion thereof, wherein said toilet bowl is aligned below said central opening of said toilet seat, wherein said pair of hand rails are disposed on both sides of said toilet seat for aiding a patient to stand up after using the portable toilet; and 
 an excrement drawer disposed in a lower rear portion of said rear portion of said cabinet and beneath said water tank, said excrement drawer is placed below said toilet bowl for receiving excrement from said toilet bowl through said opening for disposal, a deodorant disposed adjacent said excrement drawer, wherein said excrement drawer is opened from said lower rear portion of said cabinet and defined a generally closed box structure with a cover, said cover having an opening for waste to enter said excrement drawer and spring bias means that closes said cover when said drawer is removed from said cabinet and opens said cover when said drawer is returned to said cabinet; and 
 said cabinet including a flexible hose and an on/off nozzle that are connected to said water tank, said cabinet further includes a plurality of nozzles located in the toilet bowl, wherein said plurality of nozzles and said on/off nozzle are provided for delivering water from said water tank for cleaning the patient and/or the toilet bowl, and said cabinet comprising a first water level indicator including a light located on an upper forward facing portion of said cabinet for indicating the amount of water in said tank and a second level indicator disposed on said excrement drawer for indicating the level of waste in said excrement drawer, and a toilet paper dispenser located in a recess formed on said forward portion of said cabinet. 
 
     
     
       2. A portable toilet for a patient's room according to  claim 1  which includes a privacy curtain.